Fighting Monsters at Night The Monster Problem Have you ever tried to explain to your scared kid, at bedtime, that monsters aren’t real? How about dinosaurs? Does it help that they all died out? It didn’t matter to my kids whether they were real or not. It felt real. I needed a strategy that wouldContinue reading “How to Fight Monsters”
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Halloween and Cemeteries
I love when people go all out decorating for Halloween. When I was a child, my favourite yards were the ones people transformed into a spooky graveyards. On Fridays, my dad and I would share a bag of chips and watch Buffy (the Vampire Slayer) stalk through cemeteries, in her leather jacket, fighting evil. MyContinue reading “Halloween and Cemeteries”
Eat Your Carrots!
We all know the battle of kids and vegetables. One day we started pulling up carrots from my brother-in-law’s garden, and suddenly the kids couldn’t get enough carrots! It was just fun eating them straight out of the garden. The other day, I decided to let them play with their carrots again (and added inContinue reading “Eat Your Carrots!”
Free Apple Picking
This activity can take some nerve, because it can involve meeting new people and asking for things, but it can be incredibly rewarding. There are so many apple trees around, and most people just rake up and dispose of rotting apples. I was one of them growing up, but many people would love to seeContinue reading “Free Apple Picking”
Sink Bubble Bath
Why a Sink Bubble Bath? A sink bubble bath is perfect for keeping 1 – 2 kids busy in the kitchen. They love using the tap to rinse bubbles off their hands, and playing with kitchen tools that they normally don’t get to play with. It usually gives me enough time to unload and reloadContinue reading “Sink Bubble Bath”
Dirty Harry
I love Harry Potter. My honeymoon was at Universal Studios, just to see Harry Potter World. My top tourist priority in England was the Harry Potter Studio Tour. When my friend asked for a Harry Potter Bachelorette Party, I was overjoyed to Jacquify it from a children’s book, into a naughty romance novel. Signature drinksContinue reading “Dirty Harry”
Autumn Playlist
I have been trying to put together a good fall playlist for years. There are playlists out there, but they either have vastly different vibes to the songs, or they’re all from the 1960s and 70s. I wanted something that felt more from my generation, that I could listen to while driving around on anContinue reading “Autumn Playlist”
Four Dimensional Love
When I was a teenager, my parents used to say that when they looked at me, they still saw the baby and toddler I used to be. That made no sense to me. How could they see that? There I was, standing tall, plain as day: a teenager. Quite grown up. As my life wentContinue reading “Four Dimensional Love”
Break-Up Playlist
As a kid in the 90s, I watched my older sister go through her first break-up. We listened to a lot of Alanis Morrissette. That’s when I learned that a cathartic break-up playlist is essential for moving on. As an adult, I created this playlist for friends going through break-ups. One divorced friend told meContinue reading “Break-Up Playlist”
Potty Humour Fortune Teller
Remember those origami fortune tellers from when we were kids? (also called a cootie catcher, chatterbox, salt cellar, whirlybird, or paku-paku) Remember how much kids love potty humour? Well, I have combined the two. I’m not overly proud to admit how much potty humour is encouraged in our household. The only rule is, “Not inContinue reading “Potty Humour Fortune Teller”
Love in a Jar
This is one of my favourite gifts to give or receive. Basic Recipe of Love in a Jar: Write down things you love about the intended recipient of the gift. I love having friends and family contribute to writing these. It’s pretty easy to do these days, via messenger or email. Each person’s contribution goesContinue reading “Love in a Jar”
Welcome
Welcome to my blog! Thank you so much for checking out my new website! New articles will be posted weekly (unless my family gets sick). Right now, everything is new, so feel free to search by category!
Teddy Bear Picnic
Teddy bear picnics are a family favourite. We use a picnic blanket from the dollar store, and often, doll plates. Everyone grabs a teddy bear and we eat gluten free animal crackers, or gummy bears, or homemade teddy cookies. All while listening to “Teddy Bear Picnic” and “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around.” I haveContinue reading “Teddy Bear Picnic”
Playgrounds
This information will be most useful to the people living in or visiting Bruce County. This summer, not much was open. I started taking the kids on “Playground Crawls” (like a bar crawl, but with playgrounds). Basically we would pick a town, then ask the local residents where the playgrounds were. We could usually getContinue reading “Playgrounds”
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